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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuf Four (ranked 4746 p4p, 4745 weight class) and Tuf Three (ranked 508 p4p, 510 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Four
vs
Three

208 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuf Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuf Three!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Four wants to clinch.

Four moves into the clinch successfully.

Four gets control of Three's arms and successfully pulls guard. Four will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Four is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Four is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Three is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Four not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Four looking for a sweep. Not yet Four, not yet.
Four is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Four is looking for a triangle but Three pushes his legs off easily.
Three preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Four works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Four looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Four is fighting to break Three's control of his arms but Three is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Three keeping moving, preventing Four from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Three can do anything to dispel that myth.

Three working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Four doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Four manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Three really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Four. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Four throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Three works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Three wants to sweep here but Four controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuf Four showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Four has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 10:9
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 10:9
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuf Four!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuf Four (ranked 4709 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Tuf Nine (ranked 505 p4p, 504 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Four
vs
Nine

210 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuf Four!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuf Nine!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Nice sprawl there from Nine as Four shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nine tries to clinch but Four is having none of it.
Four throws a big counter combination but Nine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Four stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Four as Nine shoots in.
Nine misses with a takedown attempt - Four sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Four drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nine sprawls and moves away.
Tuf Four has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuf Nine.
Four throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Four shoots in but no luck this time.
Nine throws a big counter head kick but Four avoids it with no problem.
Nine tries for a takedown but Four sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Four misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Four shoots in and drives through. Nine sprawls well.
As Four backs off Nine throws a huge counter combo but Four manages to avoid it all.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuf Four showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Four has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 10:9
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 10:9
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuf Four!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
10%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuf Cookie (ranked 4892 p4p, 4890 weight class) and John Dory (ranked 517 p4p, 516 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cookie
vs
Dory

210 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tuf Cookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cookie looks for a takedown but Dory sprawls well.

Cookie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dory has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cookie doesn't defend quickly enough and Dory has managed to lock this one up! Can Cookie escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Dory on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Dory!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuf One (ranked 4708 p4p, 4743 weight class) and Tuf Two (ranked 506 p4p, 509 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

One
vs
Two

210 cm
18
250
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuf One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuf Two!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Two lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but One circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Two pinned against the cage. Two gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Two tries a quick counter leg kick but One is wise to it.
Two changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. One tries to avoid it but Two manages to keep hold of a leg and drag One to the ground. One escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
One looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Two changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. One tries to avoid it but Two manages to keep hold of a leg and drag One to the ground. One escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
One seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Two misses with a takedown

and One counters by moving into the clinch.
Tuf One has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuf Two.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Two goes for a takedown attempt but One pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Two blocks a head kick by One.
Two let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuf One showed his dominance in that final round.
I think One has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 10:9
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 10:9
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuf One!